A new trailer from Borderlands 2 offers more of a look a the stylized cel-shaded graphics and well-armed gameplay from Gearbox Software's upcoming role-playing shooter sequel. The clip is called a launch trailer, which is actually premature, something we can now say with certainly, since it reveals the release dates for the game, saying it's due for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in North America on September 18th, and internationally on September 21st.

Yeah I've never understood how people defend the MP in Borderlands, it was pretty dumb. The mobs didn't get increased abilities or anything interesting, it just became a bullet sponge exercise where more things spawned and did more damage. The quest system didn't hook into the MP well at all. It had no online secure multiplayer, hacks and dupes were insane in any form of public play (when the game worked at all). Shit was broken for over a month after release, hell they released DLC before they even fixed the MP. There were no unique modes or anything inventive, it was just the same silly repetition as the SP.

The most fun I had in Borderlands with friends was smashing the dumb buggies into each other while drunk. Playing with booze and friends is easily accomplished anywhere, I sometimes think people are confusing fond memories of drunken times with Borderlands being good